How good would this look on my resume?

Applying to College
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<p>I started my own technology website my freshman year in high school, without help from anyone else. The site grew in popularity to the point where companies were sending me free computer products to review on my site. Most importantly, an article on my site was linked to on USA Today’s website.</p>

<p>Below is the URL of my site. I’m in the process of renovating it so a lot of the content is gone.
<a href=“http://www.pcfastlane.com/[/url]”>http://www.pcfastlane.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>How much will the site benefit me on my college application? Will colleges care that I was linked to by USA Today, or will they consider it sub par to being mentioned in their newspaper? Are there any good scholarships out there for Internet writers such as myself?</p>

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<p>It most likely looks good, I’d definitely mention it if I were you. Not sure how much it can really help, but it’s certainly not a harmful thing to put down on your app.</p>

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<p>looks good. i guess it shows your interest in that subject?</p>

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<p>Any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>I agree that it can only help you. I wasn’t quite sure what you meant by the comparison between USA Today and the school’s newspaper–of course being mentioned in a national paper as opposed to a much smaller college paper is better. Sure, it doesn’t have the prestige of the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal, but how many high school students get any national press? </p>

<p>I don’t know of any scholarships just for budding web writers–perhaps check out general journalism scholarships?</p>

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<p>I think some of you guys have have misunderstood my post. I wanted to know if you thought colleges would consider it sub par to be mentioned on USA Today’s website versus USA Today’s newspaper. Should have been more specific, sorry.</p>

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<p>Sorry for misreading…my fault.</p>

<p>Even if you took away the link from USA Today, it still is notable that you created a website that was professional enough to be taken seriously by companies when you were in ninth grade, with no outside help. Again, it can only enhance your application. If I was an admissions officer, it would be something I would like to know about you. Absolutely mention that USA Today linked to you–not many of your peers can make that claim.</p>